Imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky linked the fate of Russia with the outcome of his trial in his closing statements on Tuesday in his trial for money laundering and embezzlement [JURIST...

UN Special Rapporteur on racism and human rights lawyer Githu Muigai said Monday that racism is increasing as a result of xenophobic teachings and violence. Delivering two reports to the UN General Assembly, Maugai said that states...

Yemeni prosecutors on Tuesday charged US citizen and radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki , with incitement to kill foreigners. Awlaki, a suspected member of al Qaeda who is believed to be hiding in...

The Uruguayan Supreme Court ruled Monday that amnesty granted for crimes committed by the country's 12-year dictatorship is unconstitutional. The Expiry Law , adopted in 1986, granted amnesty to military officials accused of...

Palestinian detainees have been subjected to "cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment," and at times torture by Israel's Shin Bet Security Agency in violation of international and domestic law, according to a report released Tuesday by...

Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court of Iran on Saturday sentenced Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammed Seifzadeh to nine years in prison and a 10-year ban from practicing law. Seifzadeh was charged ...

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ordered an indefinite extension of its temporary stay preventing the suspension of the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't...

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon told the House of Commons Monday that the Harper administration has agreed to accept Guantanamo Bay detainee and convicted terrorist Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST...

A three-judge panel of US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments Monday on Arizona's controversial immigration law . The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has argued...

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced Monday that Indonesian soldiers caught on video last month torturing Papuan detainees will stand trial before...